Mrs. J. Boyd Massenburg letters, 1862; 1874; 1932-1933 [manuscript].

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Mrs. J. Boyd Massenburg letters, 1862; 1874; 1932-1933 [manuscript].

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The collection consists of miscellaneous letters, including one from Jason B. Jones to his sister, describing naval engagements near Norfolk, March 1862 (handwritten transcription); an 1872 letter about enlarging the membership of the Southern Historical Society; a 1932 letter recalling General Lee's visit to Warrenton, N.C., in 1870; and two 1933 letters to Mrs. J.B. Massenburg from Jessica Randolph Smith concerning Smith's father, Orren Randolph Smith (1827-1913), the Confederate flag, and activities of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Massenburg, J. Boyd, Mrs.

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Jones, Jason B., fl. 1862.

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Smith, Jessica Randolph

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Resident of Henderson, N.C. From the description of Jessica Randolph Smith papers, 1915-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 748579529 ...

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807-1870

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) served as General of the Confederate Army in the U.S. Civil War and was president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia from 1865 to 1870. Lee spent the first twenty-three years of his military career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From 1837 to 1841 he was superintending engineer for the harbor of St. Louis and the upper Mississippi and Missouri rivers. Robert E. Lee was a United States Army officer, 1829-1861; commander of Virginia forces in the ...

Smith, Orren Randolph, 1827-1913

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United daughters of the Confederacy

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The Southern Cross of Honor award, which later became the Cross of Military Service, originated on Oct. 13, 1862 as an act of the Confederate Congress to recognize the courage and good conduct of officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the Confederate army. However, due to wartime shortages, the medals were not made, but the recipients' names were recorded in an Honor Roll for future reference. The cross's design was created by Mrs. Alexander S. Erwin in July 1898. It featured a cros...